Medieval
The medieval code emphasizing loyalty, bravery, and honor among knights was known as this.
Chivalry
Angkor Wat's vast decorative carvings are examples of this type of sculptural artwork, where images project slightly from a flat background
Bas-relief
This city became the capital of New Spain after the Spanish rebuilt it on the ruins of Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
This language is the source of more English words than any other language
Latin
This sea lies between Europe and Africa and connects to the Atlantic through the Strait of Gibraltar.
The Mediterranean Sea
This document, signed by King John in 1215, established the principle that even the king was subject to the law
The Magna Carta
This king ordered the construction of Angkor Wat in the early 1100
Suryavarman II
This empire was weakened by a civil war between Atahualpa and Huáscar (two brothers)
Inca Empire
This country has the most time zones in the world
France
This mountain range separates Europe from Asia
Ural Mountains
This invention helped castle defenders fire arrows while remaining protected behind stone walls.
Battlements (crenellation)
Historians believe droughts and failures in this system contributed to Angkor's decline
The water-management (hydraulic) system
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was completed in this century
16th Century
This philosopher taught Alexander the Great
Aristotle
This autonomous Danish territory is the world's largest island that is not a continent
Greenland
This battle in 1066 ended Anglo-Saxon rule in England?
Battle of Hastings
Unlike most Khmer temples, Angkor Wat faces this cardinal direction
West
This labor system granted Spanish settlers the right to Indigenous labor and tribute
The encomienda system
This country has the most pyramids in the world
Sudan
This desert spans parts of China and Mongolia and is the largest desert in Asia
Gobi Desert
This Muslim leader recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187.
Saladin
Angkor Wat was originally dedicated to this Hindu god
Vishnu
Rather than military technology alone, modern historians often emphasize this factor as the key reason for Spanish success in the Americas
Indigenous Alliances
If Kate Bush could “make a deal with God” and “get Him to swap our places”, she would be running up three things. Can you name two of them?
Road, hill, building
This country's capital, Thimphu, is one of the few national capitals without a traffic light
Bhutan